Type-setting and type-distributing machine.



A. SMITH.

TYPE SETTING AND TYPE DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 14, 1913.

1,077,493, Pa tented Nov. 4, 1913.

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A. SMITH.

TYPE SETTING AND TYPE DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 14, 1913.

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

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A. SMITH.

TYPE SETTING AND TYPE DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.14, 1913.

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

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TYPE SETTING AND TYPE DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.14, 1913.

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

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A. SMITH. TYPE SETTING AND TYPE DISTRIBUTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILEDAPB.14, 1913 7 1,077,493. Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

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COLUMBIA Warn-60., WASHINGTON. D. C.

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TYPE SETTING AND TYPE DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.14, 191s.

Patented N0v.4, 1913.

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ABRAHAM SMITH, 0F ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

TYPE-SETTING AND TYPE-DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

Application filed April 14, 1913. Serial No. 760,971.

To all whom it may concern I Be it known that I, ABRAHAM SMITH, acitizen of the United States. residing at Erie, in the county of Erieand State of Pennsy vania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Type-Setting and Type- Distributing Machines; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit a ppertains to make and use the same, referenee being had to theaccompanying drawi ings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,forming part of this specification. This invention relates to typesetting and distributing machines, and has for its object theconstruction of a machine adapted to be controlled by key mechanism sothat the same will raise type from the type case and i set them in theirproper places in the line, and at the same time so adjust a record elelment by means of which said line of type i l i l i can be distributedback into their proper compartments when desired; this invention beingin the nature of a combination in one machine of the invention set forthand described in Letters Patent of the United States, Nos. 1,050,495.and 1,030,496, issued to me January 14. 1918.

The features of my invention are hereinl i after set forth andexplained, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure1, is a front. view in elevation of a type setting and distributingmachine embodying my invention, with parts thereof broken away. Fig. 2,is a side view of same partially in elevation and partially in section.Fig. 3, is a fragmentary detail. Fig. 4, is another view of same detail.Fig. 5, is a fragmentary view in detail in side elevation of the stopmechanism of my machine. Fig. 6, is a top or plan View of the same. Fig.7, is a front view of the same. Fig. 8, is a view in perspective of thekey and escapement mechanism removed from the machine. with portionsthereof broken away. Fig. 9, is a fragmentary view in detail of aportion of my invention removed i from the machine. Fig. 10, is anotherview of the same. Fig. 11, is an end view of l the mechanism shown inFigs. 9 and 10. Fig. 12, is a transverse section on any one i of thelines 02-40 in Fig. 9. Fig. 13, is a fragmentary view of the springmotor mechplates of my machine upon preferably in i mental opening oropenings 0, 1n

anism of my machine. Fig. 14, is an enlarged end view of the recordelement in place in the frame of the machine, portions of said machinebeing broken away. Fig. 15, is a front view of the record elementremoved from the machine, having portions thereof broken away.

In these drawings, A, indicates the end the lower ends of which themachine stands. Between the intermediate portions of these plates, A, Isecure a series of type-cases, B, (see Fig. 1,) segmental form, eachcase thereof composed of type compartments or tubes, 7). which radiatefrom a common center within the hollow shaft C, mounted and secured inthe upper portion of the end plates, A. The type compartments or tubes,7?, in cross section, are the shape of a type, and of sufficient size topermit a type to enter endwise and fall to the bottom thereof, each ofsaid compartments 7). being designed to be filled with type standing endon end. Each type case B, or row of compartments, 5, rep- .esenting aspace in a line to he set up and printed. Through the bottom of each ofthe type compartments. b, are small vent openings 6, (see Figs. 3 and4), through which air may enter the compartments during the process ofdrawing type therefrom.

In the upper portion of the end plates A, is secured a hollow shaft 0,having a segthe lower side thereof, and mounted on this hollow shaft C,between the end plates A, upon hearing rings I). is a series ofoscillating tubular arms D, the upper ends of said tubular armscommunicating with the openings c, in the wall of the hollow shaft C,00- inciding with the segmental rows of type compartments b. Upon theupper sides of the bearing rings D, of the tubular arms D, and slightlyto one side of the centers thereof project a series of arms D having attheir extremities weights adapted to cause said tubular arms D, tooscillate in one direction, and on the opposite side of each of saidbearing rings D, I place a stop-arm D, for the purpose hereinafter setforth.

In the front edges of the end plates A, opposite the hollow shaft C, Imake recesses a, in which is placed a record clement E, hereinafter morefully described, in which is arranged a series of stops e, adapted toengage the stop arms D, at predetermined points in their oscillation.

The lower ends (Z, of the tubular arms D, are somewhat ei'ilarged, andthe cavities therein are given a form in cross section similar to theform of the type compartments 6, and are of a depth sufficient toreceive a type therein.

Upon each end of the tubular shaft C, outside of the end plates A, Imount a bellcrank lever F, and secured in the arms f, of said bell-cranklevers, and extending across the rear of the machine under the weights Dis a rod F, adapted to raise and lower the weights D when saidbell-crank levers are operated. One end of the hollow shaft C, is closedby means of a cap G. At one side of the machine I secure a suctiondevice H, which is driven by means of a motor H, which suction deviceand motor are preferably mounted upon a bracket H secured to one side ofthe machine. The suction device H. communicates with the interior of thehollow shaft C, by means of the duct 11. The opposit end of the hollowshaft C, is provided with a closure cap J, which cap is adapted to berevolved on the hollow shaft C, by means of the handle 7'. The hollowshaft C. is provided with an opening 0, in the wall thereof, and the capJ, is provided with an opening 7", in the wall thereof adapted toregister with the opening 0, in the shaft C, when the cap J, is rotatedupon the hollow shaft C.

In order to stop the oscillation of the tubular arms D, at the desiredpoints over the type compartments 6, when the weights D are lowered bythe movement of the bellcrank lever F, I provide vertically slidablestop bars K, (see Fig. 3), in the type case B, between the courses ofthe type compartments 6, which stop bars are adapted to be movedupwardly by the action of the key mechanism hereinafter described, so asto engage the tubular arm D, and stop its oscillation when the lower endd, thereof registers with one of the type compartments 6.

In order to retain the vertically slidable stop bars K, in their raisedposition as shown in Fig. the lower ends of said bars are provided withnotches 7a, which are adapted to be engaged by ratchet dogs L, securedon a rock shaft L. mounted in a frame A, of the machine. there being onesuch rock shaft L, for each row of stop bars K. The rock-shafts L, areeach provided with a spring, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, adapted tonormally maintain the dogs L, in the notches Z4, in the stop-bars K.

ounted upon suitable ways M, (see Fig. 8) in the base of the machinethere is a traveler M, adapted to be moved toward the back of themachine by means of the spring motor mechanism M and cord m. Securedupon said traveler M, so as to be longitudinall slidable thereon, Isecure a bar M having vertical openings at, therethrough, in whichopenings m, downwardly spring pressed pins N, are placed. This travelerM. and slidableliarill are allowed to he moved to th rack of the machineupon the ways M, by a. spring motor M step by step, by the action of theescapement mechanism (l, at each end hereof, so that the spring pressedpins X. will at each backward step of the traveler H, stop immediatelyunder a row of stop bars K. The escapement bars 0, are suspended in thebase of the machine upon rods 0, upon which rods sain escapement barsare caused to oscillate by means of bell crank levers (see Fig. 8) thebell crank le ers being operated by the space bar and its levers 0,

To move the longitudinally slidable bar M upon the traveler M, l secureupon the under side of said bar a stud m which is adapted to be engagedby a rock bar P, extending from the front to the back of the machine andis provided with a lever P, for operating the same. Underneath the lowerend of the pins and extending from the front to the back of the machineare horizontal, vertically movable bars which are vertically operated bymeans of bell crank levers Q, to *aise the pins N, upwardly. The bellcrank levers are operated by means of the keys ll. through the bellcrank lever R, and connecting rod R the stems r, of the keys R, engagingthe space bar in their downward movement for the purpose of operatingthe escapement movement. The vertically movable horizontal bars Q, areof sutlicicnt width on their upper faces to permit the pins N, to becarried laterally by the sliding bar M without each of said pins beingcarried from its position above its proper bar Q.

The purpose of the sliding l ar M car rying the pins N, is to enable theoperator of the machine to set either capitals, small letters or othercharacters, as may be desired, from a single key board, each alternatestop bar K, being for capital letters so that the endwise movement ofthe sliding bar M carries the pins N, under the capital letter stop barsK.

The escapement bars 0, are provided with stops arranged in staggeredrelation to each other so that the lateral movement of the escapementbars 0, permits the hinged dogs S, on the ends of the traveler M, tomove from one stop to the next succeeding stop 0*, toward the back ofthe machine hen the traveler M, has moved to the last stop 0 on theescapement bars 0, and it is desired to return the traveler again to thefront of the machine to commence a new line, the operator pulls on thecord T, the

hinged dogs S swinging over the stops 0, as shown by broken lines inFig. 11.

For releasing the stop bars K. at the end of each line, I provide therock shafts L, with upturned ends Z, which extend out wardly through theside of the machine as shown in Fig. 1, and on the outside of themachine is provided a sliding bar Z, which has studs 2*, (see Fig. 6).adapted to engage the ends Z, of said rock shaft L. and rotate thembackwardly as shown in F 5, so that the dogs L. will release the stopbars K, and

let. them drop to their initial position. The 3 spring motor mechanism Mshown in these drawings is a hollow pulley having therein a. spring M,adapted to rotate the pulley in one direction.

The record element E, has a capacity for distributing one line of type,and has to be taken out of the machine and a new record inserted foreach line of type desired to be distributed back into the typecompartments Z), of the type case B. This record clement E, is composedof a curved plate E, (see Figs. 14 and 15) provided with transverseslots 6, there being a slot 6, in said plate E, for each hollow type arml), in the machine. In each of the slots 6, I place a slidable stop a.This curved and slotted plate E, is provided at its corners withscrew-bolts c and upon these bolts 0 I place springs 6 and I then placeupon the bolts 6, a curved plate E having longitudinal grooves 6 in itsinner or concaved face adapted to receive the outer end of the stop 6,and upon the bolts 2 I place nuts 6 which retain the plate I1 in place,and by means of which the plate E may be forced inward toward theslotted plate E, until the stops 6, enter the grooves 6 so that they arelocked in the position to which they are raised by the arms I).

I have not shown a. composing stick mech anism for receiving type fromthe ends (I, of the tubular arms I), such mechanism is fully shown anddescribed in my aforesaid Letters Patent and forms no part of thisinvention, and it is apparent to those skilled in the art. that I may ormay not use such a mechanism, as I may desire.

In operation, the type case B, being filled with type, I insert into themachine a record element E; I then press down the proper keys R, whichoperate the cscapeinent mechanism 0, and S. to stop the traveler M, sothat the pins N, will be directly under a series of stop-bars K. andwhich. through the lever and connecting rod mechanisms R, R and Q, Q,upwardly thereby through the pins N, pushing the relative stop bars K,upward, and said bars will be held in such upward position by the dogsL, until all the stop bars K, for an entire line of type to be set,

have been raised; I then move the lever F,

raise the bars 1 t l a to the position thereof shown by broken lines inFig. 1, which permits the weights D to move the tubular arms D. untileach one is stopped in its oscillation by reason of the lower ends (Z,engaging the upper end of the stop bar K, as shown in Fig. 3, and asshown by broken lines in Fig. 1: this movement of the tubular arms D.causes the arms I), to move stops 0, in the record element E, to thedesired position for reproducing said positions of the tubm lar arms I).when it becomes necessary to distribute said line of type back into thetype case B. The record element is then locked by turning down the nuts(1, thereby forcing the plate E toward the plate E, until the outer endsof the stops (2, enter the grooves of. in the inner face of the plate EThe arm on the closure cap J. is then turned to the position thereofsaown in Fig. 2, which prevents air from entering into the hollow shaftC, through the opening 0, thereby causing a type from each of thecompartments Z), in the type case B, to be drawn upward into the lowerend rZ, of the tubular arms I); I then move the lever l back to theposition thereof shown by full tines in Fig. it, which gathers all ot thtnlur lar arms 1), into alincment so that the lower ends (Z, areimmediately over the type receiving groove it. (see Fig. 1), when thelever j, on the closure cap J, is again. moved so as to permit air toenter into the hollow shaft C, which releases the type held in the lowerends of the tubular arms D, and permits said type to drop into thegroove U, from whence said type can he removed as may be desired; thetype being in the groove U, I then grasp the cord T, and draw thetraveler back to the starting position for another line; I then move thesliding bar Z, to release the stop bars K, and permit them to drop backto their initial position. I then remove the locked record clcn'zent E,and insert the new record elen nt for another line of type, when the machine is ready to repeat the opcation for setting a new line of type.

It is apparent from the foregoing description, that when it is desiredto dis tribute a line of type from the groove U, by moving the lever Ito the position thereof shown in Fig. 1, the tubular arms I), will begathered into line as shown in Fig. l. and that by then moving the armj. so as to prevent air from entering into the hollow shaft C, throughthe opening 0. type in the groove U, will be drawn into the ends (3. ofthe tubular arms I). and then by n'iovingg the lever F, to the positionthereof shown by broken lines in Fig. 1, the tubular arms D. will beoscillated by means of the weights D until their respective arms Dcontact with their relative stops 0, in the record element E, then bymoving the arm so as to admit air into the hollow shaft C, the type inthe ends (Z, of the tubular arms D, will be released and permitted todrop into its proper compartment, with which the ends (Z, of saidtubular arms coincide.

From the foregoing, itwill be observed that by the use of my invention,I am enabled to produce a record element from which type may bedistributed simultaneously With the setting up of said line of type.

Having thus shown and described my in vention so as to enable others toconstruct and operate the same, What 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a typereceptacle having an open upper end, a type-line receiving roe-ans, apneur atic carrier mechanism adapted to lift type from the upper end ofsaid receptacle and deposit them in said receiving means, and keycontrolled stop mechanism adapted to limit the movement of saidpneumatic carrier, substantially as set forth.

2. In a mecl'ianism of the character described, the combination of atubular type receptacle adapted to contain type one above the other, atype-line receiving means, pneumatic mechanisi'n adapted to raise onetype at a time from said receptacle and carry it to and deposit it insaid tvpe-line receiving means, and key controlled stop mechanismadapted to limit the m-zwcment of said pneumatic carrier, snhstantiallvas set forth.

2 In a machine of the character described. the combination of a seriesof type receptacles, a type-line receiving means, a series of pnemnaticcarriers adapted to be operated to carry type from said type receptaclesand deposit them in said type-line receiving means, a record element insaid machine, key controlled stop mechanism adapted to limit themovement of said pneumatic carriers. and mechanism adapted to record onsaid record element, the limitations of movement of said pneumaticcarriers, substantially as set forth.

-l'. In a device of the character described, a tvpecase com; ed of typecom mrtmem's having vents in the bottoms thereof and open ends, atubular arm adapted to be moved so that one end tliereof will passadjacent to the open end ct each of said type com partments, key tolimit the movement of said tubular arm, and means to exhaust air arms,substantially as set forth.

5. In a device cf the character described, a series of type-cases eachcomposed of type compartments having vents in the bottoms thereof andcpen ends, a series of tubular arms adapted to be moved so that one endof each of said arms will pass adjacent to controlled means adapted fromsaid tubular i l l l the open ends of each of said series of typecases,key-controlled stop mechanism mounted in said series of type-casesadapted to limit the movement of said tubular arms, and means to exhaustair from said tubular arms, substantially as set forth.

#3. In a device of the character described, a series of type-cases eachcomposed of type compartments having vents in the bottoms thereof andopen ends, a series of tubular arms adapted to be moved so that one endof each of said arms will pass adjacent to the open ends of each of saidseries of typecases. key-controlled mechanism mounted in said series oftype-cases adapted to limit the movement of said tubular arms, a recordelement in said machine. mechanism adapted to record on said recordelement the limitations of movement ofsaid tubular-arms, and means toexhaust air from said tubular arms. su stantiall as set forth.

7. In a device of the character described, a segmental type-casecomposed of radial type compartments having vents in the bottoms thereofand open ends, a tubular arm pivotally mounted at the axis of saidsegmental type-case so that its lower end Will pass adjacent to the openends of said radial type compartments, means to oscillate said tubulararm, hey-controlled means mounted adjacent to said segmental typecompartments adapted to engage the lower end of said tubular arm so thatthe same will register with the open end of one of said t pecompartments, and means to exhaust air from said tubular arm,substantially as set forth.

8. In a device of the character described, a series of segmental typecases each composed of radial type-compartinents having open entis, aseries of tubular arms pivotally nrmnted at the common axis of saidsegmental type-cases so that their lower ends will pass adjacent to theopen ends of the com- 'iartnients in each one of said series oftypecases, hey-controlled stop bars mounted between said segmentaltype-cases adapted to engage and limit the oscillation of each of saidtubular arms so that the lower ends thereof will register with thedesired compartn'ient in each of -aid series of type-cases, a recordelement in said machine, movable stops in said record clement, mechanismadapted to move said record stops when said tubular arms are pcrmi tedto oscillate, means to secure said record stops in adjusted position,and means to exhaust air from said tubular arms, substantially as setforth.

9. In device of the character described, a segmental type-case composedof radial type compartments having open ends,atubular arm pivotallymounted at the axis of said segmental type-case so that its lower endwill pass adjacent to the open ends of said radial type compartments,means to oscillate said tubular arm, means to exhaust a from saidtubular arms, a stop bar for ear of said radial type compartmentsslidabl mounted beside said segmental type-case notches on said stopbars, arock shaft mounted in said machine adjacent to the lower endsthereof, dogs on said rock-shaft adapted to engage said notches, meansto rock said rock-shaft, and key actuated mechanism adapted to slidesaid stop bars upwardly, substantially as set forth.

10. In a device of the character described, a series of segmentaltype-cases composed of radial type compartments having open ends, aseries of tubular arms pivotally mounted at the axis of said segmentaltypecases so that their lower ends will pass ad.- jacent to the openends of said radial type compartments, means to oscillate said tubulararms, means to exhaust air from said tubular arms, stop bars for each ofsaid radial type compartments slidably mounted between said segmentaltype-cases, notches on said step bars, rock-shafts adjacent to said stopbars, dogs on said rock-shafts adapted to engage said notches, means torock said rock-shaft, a traveler slidably mounted in said machine, motormechanism adapted to move said traveler in one direction, escapementmechanism adapted to stop said traveler underneath each series of stopbars, vertically slidable pins in said traveler adapted to engage thelower ends of said stop bars, a vertically movable horizontal bar undereach of said pins, and key actuated mechanism adapted to give verticalmovement to said horizontal bars, substantially as set forth.

11. In a device of the character described, a series of segmentaltype-cases composed of radial type compartments having open ends, aseries of tubular arms pivotally mounted at the axis of said segmentaltype-cases so hat their lower ends will pass adjacent to the open endsof said radial type-compartments, means to oscillate said tubular arms,means to exhaust air from said tubular arms, a series of stop bars foreach of said radial type compartments slidably mounted between each ofsaid segmental type-cases, means to retain said stop-bars in a raisedposition, means to release said stop bars, a traveler slidably mountedin said machine, motor mechanism to move said traveler in one direction,escapement mechanism adapted to cause said traveler to pause at eachseries of stop bars, a bar having vertical openings therethroughslidably mounted on said traveler, vertically slidable pins mounted insaid slidable bar, means to move said bar longitudinally on saidtraveler, a vertically movable horizontal bar under each of saidslidable pins, bell-crank levers under each of said horizontal bars, andkey actuated mechanism adapted to operate said escapement mechanism, andsaid horizontal bars, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I atIiX my signa ture, in presence of twowitnesses.

ABRAHAM SMITH. \Vitnesses:

P. V. Grrrono. E. E. MYERS.

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